Definition of resettlement in English:
resettlement
noun riːˈsɛt(ə)lm(ə)ntriˈsɛdlmənt
mass nounThe settlement of people in a different place.
Australia's post-war resettlement of European refugees
count noun disputes over resettlements remain a controversial issue
Example sentencesExamples
- They died before they had an opportunity to be interviewed and considered for resettlement.
- They demanded resettlement in other countries.
- Prior to white resettlement in the early 1800s, the Delta had been largely occupied by a number of Native American communities, including the Choctaw.
- This will be the largest-ever resettlement involving unaccompanied refugee children.
- A total of 97 farms were found unsuitable for resettlement.
- They distributed 350 sheep to farmers living in high-altitude resettlements who lost their livestock during the conflict.
- The citizens are pretty shocked by the degree to which this resettlement has not been planned by the government.
- She bore eight children from 1633 to 1652 in the course of various resettlements, which ended in Andover, Massachusetts, where she lived the last 27 years of her life.
- Whenever possible, governments should avoid disruptive resettlements.
- A process of settlement and resettlement along the Niger continued into the 19th century.
Definition of resettlement in US English:
resettlement
nounrēˈsedlməntriˈsɛdlmənt
The settlement of people in a different place.
Australia's post-war resettlement of European refugees
count noun disputes over resettlements remain a controversial issue
Example sentencesExamples
- A process of settlement and resettlement along the Niger continued into the 19th century.
- They demanded resettlement in other countries.
- Whenever possible, governments should avoid disruptive resettlements.
- They died before they had an opportunity to be interviewed and considered for resettlement.
- This will be the largest-ever resettlement involving unaccompanied refugee children.
- She bore eight children from 1633 to 1652 in the course of various resettlements, which ended in Andover, Massachusetts, where she lived the last 27 years of her life.
- A total of 97 farms were found unsuitable for resettlement.
- They distributed 350 sheep to farmers living in high-altitude resettlements who lost their livestock during the conflict.
- Prior to white resettlement in the early 1800s, the Delta had been largely occupied by a number of Native American communities, including the Choctaw.
- The citizens are pretty shocked by the degree to which this resettlement has not been planned by the government.